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Egon Schultz
East German border guard (1943–1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Egon Schultz (4 January 1943 – 5 October 1964) was a German sergeant of the East German Border Troops who became the fifty-second known person to die at the Berlin Wall. While responding to the discovery of "Tunnel 57," Schultz was killed during a shootout with the tunnelers. Schultz subsequently became a national hero in East Germany, with hundreds of memorials and schools named in his honor. His death caused a public sensation in both East Germany and West Germany. Following the reunification of Germany and the report that Schultz was actually killed as a result of friendly fire, many of the memorials to Schultz were removed, although a new memorial plaque was erected at his death site at Strelitzer Strasse 55, Berlin, in 2004.
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Born | (1943-01-04)4 January 1943 |
Died | 5 October 1964(1964-10-05) (aged 21) |
Cause of death | Gunshot wound (friendly fire) |
Body discovered | Courtyard of Strelitzer Straße 55 52.536007°N 13.394029°E / 52.536007; 13.394029 (Rostock Neuer Friedhof/ Courtyard of Strelitzer Straße 55, location of where Egon Schultz was shot) |
Resting place | Neuer Friedhof, Rostock 54.07086°N 12.091269°E / 54.07086; 12.091269 (Rostock Neuer Friedhof/location of Egon Schultz's grave) |
Monuments | Memorial plaque on the side of the building at Strelitzer Straße 55, Berlin |
Known for | Killed in the line of duty as an East German Border Troops while responding to the discovery of "Tunnel 57" |
Political party | (Candidate for the) Socialist Unity Party of Germany (Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands, SED). |
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